Sony's Response to Lik-Sang

In a statement issued to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony has denied any responsibility for the closure of Lik-Sang - accusing the online retailer of "sour grapes".

The statement begins by observing that Sony Computer Entertainment has successfully sued Pacific Game Technology, which uses Lik-Sang as one of its trading names, for infringing intellectual property rights.

actually Sony just back-staved one of their distributors. It's not like they were selling fraud consoles or burned games. They were buying from Sony and selling customers. Ofcourse they will denied it. This does not make sony looks good. I'm sure people working at those store will not be buying a PS3.

Lik-Sang was just skewering the market, especially since thousands of Asian consumers were probably waiting patiently to buy all those PSP's Lik-Sang took from them to export to Europe. its really no different than when 360 prospect-buyers cried foul when Microsoft skirted the US market during its launch in favor of Japan, who had showed nothing but apathy towards the 360.

in essence it is the same; you're just looking at it subjectively. the only difference is that Microsoft is the proprietor of the 360. it was easy for them to sell it to who they want when they want, since there were no third-parties involved to skewer their intentions, and since 360 weren't region-free like PSP's are. this is a right Sony had with the PSP as well. the only difference is that Sony's right to fraction their markets the way they wanted to was underhanded by Lik-Sang, who felt that European purchasers deserved PSP's more than Asian consumers, and saw a quick way to turn an early profit. whats bugging me (and proving that everyone else is looking at this with a jaded eye) is that both Microsoft and Nintendo have both brought cases against Lik-Sang for similar reasons, but no one seems to want to remember that.

It's pretty apparent the "Asian" people could care less about the number of PSP's available as evidenced by sales figures comparing it to the NDS.

Anyway, I don't see how buying a game or a console from Lik-Sang and importing to my home country paying taxes and duties as it's held in customs any diffrent than buying a console/game whilst visiting Japan and bringing it back home with me.

Then again, I've never been to Japan and bought Sony products, they may have Sony Elite Guards stationed at the airports impounding all Sony products from visitors and tourists. Oh well, as long as they don't try to take my cookies.